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Amid fresh strikes, what does diplomacy between the U.S. and Iran entail?
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U.S. forces struck Iranian boats and missile launch sites in southern
Iran on Monday, in what U.S. Central Command spokesperson Capt. Tim Hawkins has called "self-defense strikes ... to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces."
Iran says it shot down three U.S. drones.
Despite the violence, neither Iran nor the United States appear to be pulling back on diplomatic efforts to reach an interim deal to end the almost three-month long war. But what does that look like?
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This episode was produced by Alejandra Marquez Janse and Karen Zamora, with audio engineering by Ted Mebane.
It was edited by James Hider, Rebekah Metzler and Tinbete Ermyas.
Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.
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Iran says it shot down three U.S. drones.
Despite the violence, neither Iran nor the United States appear to be pulling back on diplomatic efforts to reach an interim deal to end the almost three-month long war. But what does that look like?
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Email us at considerthis@npr.org.
This episode was produced by Alejandra Marquez Janse and Karen Zamora, with audio engineering by Ted Mebane.
It was edited by James Hider, Rebekah Metzler and Tinbete Ermyas.
Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.
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